Echocardiographic data and incidence of LVDD
Table 2 reports the CCE data in study population. These data are grouped
according to LV size, systolic and diastolic function, along with data
on RV size and systolic function, inferior vena cava size (IVC) and
pericardium. According to the ASE/EACVI 2016
guidelines20, 12
patients had LVDD (46%). When performing the grading, we found one
patient with LVDD grade I, four patients with grade II and seven with
indeterminate grade (could be I or II).
Diagnosis of LVDD according to the simplified Lanspa
criteria30 was made in
21 patients (81%). Of note, over half of these patients diagnosed with
LVDD according had grade III dysfunction (n=11/21), followed by grade II
(n=7) and grade I (n=3).
Differences in LVDD diagnosis and in grading according to the ASE/EACVI
201620 and the
simplified Lanspa
criteria30 are shown in
an alluvial plot (Figure 1).